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Report Card and Looking Ahead

Jun 28, 2024 | manicpixiedust.com | Anika Dane

I watch terrible television so you don’t have to. Season Grade: B-This season was all over the place. I think the pacing was off but I’m not totally mad about it because it felt like an ensemble. Tiffany and Maggie got arcs. Jubal, Scola, and Isabel got spotlights. And OA was somewhere in between. Something that seems to happen every season even though he’s the most interesting character to me. But flitting around to different plots and povs got in the way of a coherent storyline.
Let’s Talk Television: All DW Edition For Which I Apologize, Manic Pixie Dust

May 5, 2024 | manicpixiedust.com | Anika Dane

I watch terrible television so you don’t have to. To recap:NCIS: Sydney – renewedCSI: Vegas – canceledDeath and Other Details – canceledFBI – renewedFBI: Most Wanted – renewedAlert Missing Persons Unit – TBDLaw & Order – renewedLaw & Order: SVU – renewedLaw & Order: Organized Crime – moving to Peacock (unofficial confirmation)Elsbeth – renewedSo Help Me Todd – canceled9-1-1 – renewedI’ve sort of checked out of CSI and Todd. I will keep watching but I’m not going to include them.
Let’s Talk Television: I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, Manic Pixie Dust

Apr 21, 2024 | manicpixiedust.com | Anika Dane

I watch terrible television so you don’t have to. Last week on FBI: Most Wanted, we explored Nina’s (Shantel VanSanten) anxiety about parenting, and this week on FBI we explore Scola’s (John Boyd). They are going to a destination wedding and he wants to take separate flights because it’s safer (i.e. if one goes down Dougie won’t lose both his parents, kinda dark!).
Mess (so much mess)

Apr 14, 2024 | manicpixiedust.com | Anika Dane

I watch terrible television so you don’t have to. We put Maggie’s (Missy Peregrym) new family situation and OA’s (Zeeko Zaki) Random Girlfriend who may or may not do drugs on the back burner to turn back to Tiff’s (Katherine Renee Kane) struggles with Hobbs’ death. The case of the week has potential ties back to Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group that killed Hobbs back in the season premiere. This causes Tiff to first go off script and then go rogue. The team is concerned, but they back her up.
Let’s Talk Television: Shipping News, Manic Pixie Dust

Apr 7, 2024 | manicpixiedust.com | Anika Dane

I watch terrible television so you don’t have to. Quick note: I took an unscheduled hiatus last week due to work and travel. This week is also light for the same reasons. Last week: after chatting with her old friend Jessica (Charlotte Sullivan) about the jots of single-motherhood, Maggie (Missy Peregrym) told Isabel (Alana de la Garza) that she was considering IVF. Midway through the episode, Jessica was found unconscious and I immediately knew where this was going.
The Ultimate 'Fictional Band' Playlist: K-Pop Edition

Apr 7, 2024 | geekmom.com | Lisa Tate |Shiri Sondheimer |Elizabeth MacAndrew |Anika Dane

Recently, a short film, Seoul Switch, has been getting some attention in the film fest circuit. Directed and written by Liann Kaye (The Blessing), the film is about an insecure Ohio kid and an international K-Pop star who happen to look uncannily alike. Upon meeting, they decide to switch identities for a while, and the two explore the trials and triumphs of each other’s lives.
A Springtime Quiz on Famous Fictional Hatchlings

Mar 30, 2024 | geekmom.com | Lisa Tate |Anika Dane |Rebecca Angel

From fantasy critters to horror movie icons to favorite video game characters, many cool creatures come from eggs. Some of these are very familiar, and some might not be anything special… until they hatch. A couple of years ago, I talked about some of the famous eggs in science fiction and fantasy in a special quiz, and now here’s the sequel! Let’s take a look at what comes out of them. Hatchlings, if you will.
Renew Organized Crime PLEASE

Mar 23, 2024 | manicpixiedust.com | Anika Dane

I watch terrible television so you don’t have to. NBC renewed all three Chicagos, Law&Order, and Law&Order: SVU, but not Law&Order: Organized Crime. This is egregious. 1. OC is the best of not only all the Laws and Orders but also of all the Wolf Universe series and frankly all crime procedurals everywhere. No contest. 2. Chris Meloni is the best actor in the Law & Order franchise and frankly all of television. No contest. 3.
I Love Continuity

Mar 16, 2024 | manicpixiedust.com | Anika Dane

I watch terrible television so you don’t have to. In this Very Special Episode™ OA’s Random Girlfriend is a Problem AND OA Explains Racism To His Co-Workers. OA (Zeeko Zaki) confessed to Gemma (Comfort Clinton) that he was involved in the op that went sideways last week, resulting in her friend’s death. And also accused her of doing drugs which would be bad for his reputation. So Gemma threw him out.
10 Random and Geeky Facts about Fictional Snakes

Mar 11, 2024 | geekmom.com | Lisa Tate |Anika Dane |Judy Berna

St. Patrick’s Day approaches, and one of the legends surrounding him is how he stood on top of an Irish hillside and banished those pesky snakes form Ireland. Poor snakes! From the original Bible stories to current day to the Centers of Disease Control lists of venomous snakes, these slithery critters always get a bad rap. For good reason sometimes. Snakes like vipers and cottonmouths possess sometimes-deadly venom.